BR-20 Cicogna Fiat BR20 Airplane Wood Model for Sale

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BR-20 Cicogna Fiat BR20 Airplane Wood Model For Sale

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BR-20 Cicogna Fiat BR20 Airplane Wood Model :
$374.88

FREE SHIPPING viaAir Parcel Service!

This pre-sale model is Made-to-Order,which has a production period of 1 month. Production will start uponreceipt of confirmed order and payment. Please buy only if you can waitfor 1 month production and 2-3 weeks shipping time from Manila,Philippines. Our warehouse inventory is fast moving so we may havestocks for immediate shipment. if not, since we have our own factory,we can make one for you in a month.

This magnificent and Museum-Quality craftedFiat BR-20 CicognaAirplaneWOOD MODEL is finely handmade from kiln-dried Wood Mahogany and skillfully hand-painted by gifted artists.

It is 8.50\" in Length, with 11.00\" Wingspan,weighing 0.44 pounds, and a package weight of about2.20 pounds.

The picture shown in this listing is part of a set of photos we are using as reference for the production of the models. Each model comes with a wooden stand.

Direct from our highly gifted Craftsmen & Artists, Each model is Individually Sculptured and Painted by hand, Not Mass-produced and there is !

ABOUT US: MyAsianArt is an Art & Antiques Gallerybased in Manila, Philippines promoting historical items & featuringlocal skilled artisans and painters specializing in high quality ARTWORKS(HAND-PAINTED Oil Paintings and Sculptures), modelships, model planes &toy modelsand Handicrafts from Asia. We have been doing business WORLDWIDE for more that8 years.

SHIPPING: The model plane will be packed in a strong carton box with protective foam. Shipping & HandlingWorldwide is FREE via Post Office Air Parcel Service. Shipping will be from the Philippines (2-3 weeks).

PAYMENT: Accepts (preferred) or please email us for other payment options acceptable to \'s Payment Policies. plm 052709 / csm BR.20

The Fiat BR.20 Cicogna (Italian: \"stork\") was a twin-engined bomber of the Italian Regia Aeronautica which saw service in the Spanish Civil War, Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Although the BR.20 was Italy\'s standard medium bomber in the mid-1930s and had proven effective in the Spanish Civil War, it was already obsolescent by the time Italy entered the war.

Design and development

In 1934, Regia Aeronautica requested Italian aviation manufacturers to submit proposals for a new medium bomber; the specifications called for speeds of 330km/h (205mph) at 4,500m (15,000ft) and 385km/h (239mph) at 5,000m (16,500ft), a 1,000km (620mi) range and 1,200kg (2,600lb) bombload. Although Piaggio, Macchi, Breda, Caproni and Fiat offered aircraft that mainly exceeded the speed requirements (but not range), not all exhibited satisfactory flight characteristics or reliability. Accepted among the successful proposals, together with the tri-motor Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 and Cant Z.1007, was the BR.20 Cicogna designed by Celestino Rosatelli, thus gaining the prefix BR, (for \"Bombardiere Rosatelli\").

The BR.20 was designed and developed quickly, with the design being finalised in 1935 and the first prototype (serial number M.M.274) flown at Turin on 10 February 1936. Production orders were quickly placed, initial deliveries being made to the Regia Aeronautica in September 1936.

Technical description

The BR.20 was a twin-engined low-wing monoplane, with a twin tail and a nose separated into cockpit and navigator stations. Its robust main structure was of mixed-construction; with a slab-sided fuselage of welded steel tube structure having duralumin skinning of the forward and centre fuselage, and fabric covering the rear fuselage. The 74m² (796ft²) metal-skinned wings had two spars and 50 ribs (also made of duralumin), with fabric-covered control surfaces. The hydraulically actuated main undercarriage elements retracted into the engine\'s nacelles, and carried 106 x 375 x 406mm wheels. The takeoff and landing distances were quite short due to the low wingloading, while the thickness of the wing did not compromise the aircraft\'s speed. The twin tail allowed a good field of fire from the dorsal gun turret.

The engines were two Fiat A.80 RC 41s, rated at 1,000cv at 4,100m (13,500ft), driving three-bladed Fiat-Hamilton metal variable pitch propellers. Six self-sealing fuel tanks in the centre fuselage and inner wings held 3,622 litres of fuel, with two oil tanks holding 107kg. This gave the fully loaded bomber, (carrying a 3,600kg (7,900lb) payload) an endurance of 5.5 hours at 350km/h (217mph), and 5,000m (16,400ft) altitude. Takeoff and landing distances were 350 and 380m respectively. The theoretical ceiling was 7,600m.

Crewed by four or five, the BR.20\'s two pilots sat side-by-side with the engineer/radio operator/gunner behind. The radio operator\'s equipment included a R.A. 350-I radio-transmitter, A.R.5 receiver and P.3N radio compass. The navigator/bomb-aimer had a station in the nose equipped with bombsights and a vertical camera. Another two or three crewmembers occupied the nose and the mid- fuselage, as radio-operator, navigator and gunners. The radio operator was also the ventral gunner while the last crew member was the dorsal gunner.

Operational history

Shortly after entering service with the Regia Aeronautica the aircraft became central to the propaganda campaign lauding Italian engineering. In 1937 two stripped-down BR.20s (designated BR.20A) were built for entry into the prestigious Istres–Damascus air race gaining sixth and seventh place when S.M.79s scored the first place, leaving the Fiats far behind. They had a rounded nose similar to civil aircraft, and had all military hardware, such as defensive turrets, removed. The internal fuel capacity was increased to 7,700litres, bringing the maximum range to 6,200km. In 1939 a modified long-range BR.20 version (designated BR.20L) named Santo Francesco under the command of